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The Lonely Man

1957 · 88 min

A somber, slow-burning western about a broken father-son bond, heavy with regret and looming violence.

Tagline
Two of today's most publicized personalities Anthony Perkins and Jack Palance teamed in a great outdoor drama!
Overview
Aging gunslinger Jacob Wade hopes to settle down with his estranged son, but his old enemies have other plans for him. Gunslinger Jacob Wade finds his long-abandoned son Riley, now a young man who hates his father but has nowhere else to go. Hoping to settle down, Jacob finds no town will have him. They end at Monolith, the ranch of Jacob's former girlfriend Ada, to whom he had no intention of returning. A mustang hunt finds Riley himself attracted to the shapely Ada...and Jacob having trouble with his eyesight. And his visions of a quiet life are doomed by the re-appearance of enemies from his past...

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • grief
  • revenge
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
Henry Levin
Written by
Harry Essex, Robert Smith
Starring
Jack Palance, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, Robert Middleton, Elisha Cook Jr., Claude Akins, Lee Van Cleef, Harry Shannon
Music
Van Cleave
Cinematography
Lionel Lindon
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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